A pair of green-glazed biscuit parrots, each resting on a pierced base highlighted in yellow, green and brown. The beaks are left in biscuit.

BIBLIOGRAPHY :

For a similar example, see:

– La porcelaine de Chine, O. du Sartel, 1881, p. 125, fig. 64.

– Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, J. Ayers, 2016, vol. 1, pp. 254/255.

– Musée Cernuschi, Paris, M. C. 3987.

– Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, no. 37007.

For a parrot of similar size with a yellow base, see:

– Biscuit Refined Chinese Famille Verte Wares, Jorge Welsh Works of Art, 2012, p. 194, fig. 54.

PROVENANCE :

– Santos, London

– European private collection

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